I'm interested in building an application that allows a user to sign up and login, ask to be notified about an upcoming event, and receive an email notification. It could be a web-application or phone app, depending on the easiest and fastest development process.<p>I'm familiar with the enterprisey way of doing this (for example spinning up a React app, cloud-infrastructure, deploy pipelines, etc etc etc) but I'd like to develop and iterate without a huge investment in time.<p>Are there no / low-code tools or frameworks that would allow me to built an MVP around this use-case? I'm thinking of something that could be released to the public in limited fashion, not a purely in-house prototype or mockup.
If it's a web saas, we're building Saasform [1] with your use case in mind.<p>One relevant example is launching your MVP as a serverless API (e.g. on Firebase) + react/vue front end. Just iterate on your core product and features, we handle home page, registration and payments.<p>For mobile apps I'd recommend Expo [2] and, if you can, stay with their managed flow. If you want to iterate fast, you need to take into account the time to release to the stores and Expo can help with that. Similarly as for the web, I'd look into a serverless API model to start.<p>For email notifications I'd go with Sendgrid.<p>I personally never used no-code solutions but different people recommended Bubbles [3].<p>[1] <a href="https://saasform.dev" rel="nofollow">https://saasform.dev</a><p>[2] <a href="https://expo.io" rel="nofollow">https://expo.io</a><p>[3] <a href="https://www.bubbles.io" rel="nofollow">https://www.bubbles.io</a>
I recently launched "Scaffoldly" last week for just this purpose and am looking for some early adopters that would like to kick the tires.<p>I've built the automation to handle a bunch of the nitty grittys, API Templates & Web Portal Tempaltes, Auth API, Serverless, etc.<p>I'm marketing it as a "SaaS builder" but it also works great for small projects on a budget as well.<p>It's free and open source, so should do well for a project you're starting, and I can definitely help through any snags you may hit!<p>If you're interested, start here (<a href="https://scaffold.ly" rel="nofollow">https://scaffold.ly</a>), let me know if you have questions here! Or join our Slack.
I, along with a great team, have spent over a year building an open source low code platform called Budibase.<p>Budibase is best described as an open-source alternative to Outsystems, Retool and Mendix. The benefits include:<p>- self-host with Docker/Digital Ocean<p>- internal db<p>- connections to MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB<p>- Accessible components<p>- The outputed tools are real, single page applications<p>- The apps are responsive by default<p>- An automation platform with connectors to Sendgrid, Zapier<p>- Google Auth<p>And it's open source!<p>NHS are building a patient management solution with it. Amazon are building a tool for their healthcare department, and many users build simple prototypes/internal tools on their own infrastructure.<p>Check it out here:<p>[1} <a href="https://github.com/Budibase/budibase" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/Budibase/budibase</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.budibase.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.budibase.com</a>
My company actively does projects using Bubble for business clients. It is awesome to develop with and allows for integration to handle esoteric scenarios.<p>Speed is the main critique of Bubble (but, there are server packs that could be purchased to increase horsepower. I have never tried those though. Most of my current clients have business users and prioritise functionality and flexibility over breakneck speed. They are happen on the entry paid plans)<p>For an MVP, I would highly recommend Bubble.<p>Mobile Apps are not native or anything close with Bubble, but if responsive apps work, it is a great choice.<p>I'd be happy to chat and provide my experience.. Feel free to email me at santosh AT n0c0de.com
You may consider Mendix - <a href="https://www.mendix.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.mendix.com</a><p>Mendix gives you the ability to go the no-code route or also the low-code route should you feel like tinkering with already available components and building on/tweaking them. They also provide a easy way to deploy them to a Mendix managed cloud.<p>Disclaimer: I work at Mendix on an unreleased data product.
You should also consider DronaHQ, <a href="https://www.dronahq.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.dronahq.com/</a><p>Once developed, app can be deployed both in mobile and as a web app. Notifications and Emails are easy to set up with ready connectors!
You could try to have a look at OutSystems, <a href="https://www.outsystems.com/p/modern-development/" rel="nofollow">https://www.outsystems.com/p/modern-development/</a>